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Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
9 th . That the Secretary , immediately after the opening of the lodge , take an account of what members are present and of the visiting brothers , and give said list to one of the Stewards ; to read the proceedings * of the last lodge-night ; and if it appears that any fines are due , he is to demand
them immediately , and keep a fair account of the cash in the lodge-book , giving credit for every particular sum he pays to the Treasurer , & c , charging that account with the fines , fees , contributions , & c . That he pay no money but to the Treasurer , taking proper receipts . That he is to open a fair account
in the lodge-book for every member of this lodge , and take care that they are all balanced before the ensuing election . And that as often as he shall read laws or anything else delivered to him for that purpose , he shall rise and deliver himself in an audible voice . And that he is to keep exact minutes
of the proceedings of each lodge-night . ioth . That the Stewards see the lodge provided with candles , keep an exact account of what liquors are used , and of all expenses attending the lodge each night , and deliver the said bill to the Treasurer ; and that they shall collect in the payments of each
night , and pay them to the Secretary , And that upon all debates they shall collect the votes—he on the right of the Master shall collect the affirmatives , and he on the left the negatives . nth . That all expenses of the lodge shall be defrayed out of the box , except processions and
feastdays , when each member or visitor shall pay to the Stewards what may be judged a reasonable price for his ticket . 12 th . That all Committees shall be appointed by the Master to transact the business ofthe lodge , and what expenses are found reasonable by the
lodge , when their account is brought in at the final report , shall be paid out of tlie box . 13 th . That everything in the lodge shall be determined by a majority of votes ; the Master or person in the chair , to have two , the other members one , unless for thc sake of dispatch the matter is left to the Master bv the unanimous consent of the
lodge . 14 th . That all and every person that proposes to be raised in this lodge , shall send in a proper petition , when if he is vouched upon the word of a Mason , by the member who proposes him , that he is a Master Mason made in a regular constituted
lodge , and is or has served as an officer in any lodge , he may then be ballottcd for the next ensuing lodge , and if carried unanimously in the affirmative , he is to be entered in the minutes of the lodge-book and raised thc next lodge-night ; but if on the ballotting there appears but one negative for thc candidate he
cannot be elected . That a brother raised in this lodge shall pay , for every degree he is raised to , the sum of Twenty Shillings ( besides thc expenses of the apron , jewel , and order of every degree , which shall be provided by tbe lodge ) until the degree of Gr . Mr . Architect , being the 12 th degree . And lhat
every member of this lodge who has been regularly raised thc first nine degrees and desires to be raised to the Royal Arch shall pay Two Pounds in to the box , besides thc expenses of jewel , apron and order . And if raised to tbe Ultimate Degree of Perfection , he is to pay £ 3 in to thc box , and find gloves for
each of the members and their wives . 15 th . That no member can be raised to higher degrees unless he has at least been present tiiree lodge nights , successively , between every degree as high as Gr . Sir . Architect , and from thence at least four successive lodge nights before lie can be raised
to thc Royal Arch , and from Royal Arch to the Perfection the same , when he is to be very assiduous in working every night , in order to make him capable of being admitted to the Perfection . 16 th . That , notwithstanding the above regulations , if any member is willing to be raised higher
and is to depart from this province , he may be raised by the unanimous consent of the founder and the G . E . Perfect and Sublime of this lodge every lodge night , and even on an emergency more than one degree at the lodge night , paying extraordinary thc sum of ten shillings over and above thc
stipulated sums , and for the two last degrees the sum of twenty shillings for each over and above the beforementioned sums , and all for the benefit of the box . And if any member should desire to have a lodge called on purpose to be raised , shall pay over , and above what is already mentioned , thc whole expense
of the night . 17 th . That if a brother visitor , however skilled in any of these superior degrees , shall first send up his certificate ( if he has any ) of bis highest degree , and when he received such degree , on which the Master shall depute two of the most skilful members to examine him wilh groat circumspection and
make a report thereof to the Master , and if it is found that thc said visitor is known to be a brother of such degree , he shall be admitted into the lodge and repeat thc obligation of such degree , and for the first time he is to be treated , but for every time after he shall pay eight shillings for thc use of the box . . . ( To be continued . )
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
- —« . — The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents .
( To thc Editor of Thc Freemason . ) DEAR SIR , —I received my degrees of Entered Apprentice , Fellow Craft , and the sublime degree of Master Mason last year in the Mount Olive Lodge , St . Kitts , West Indies , of which the mother lodge is thc Grand Lodge of Scotland . I received a certificate , signed by the R . W . M . of the Mount
Ohvc Lodge , which I was instructed to forward to the Secretary of thc Grand Lodge of Scotland , and that I should receive my diploma in return . This I did several months aco , but have received no reply .
Being but a young Mason I should feel much obliged if you would advise me how to proceed to obtain my diploma . Believe me , yours sincerely , GEORGE A . LOZACK .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR , —As the subjoined extract treats on a subject very important to the Grand Lodge of England , the subject matter of the same having been discussed in Grand Lodge , it may not be out
of place to insert thc same , and thereby give thc Grand Lodge an opportunity of knowing the satisfaction the Craft has experienced at its decision in the said matter . I am , Mr . Editor , yours fraternally ,
MANY . Port-of-Spain , Trinidad , July 23 rd . " For more reasons than one , are we happy to be able to inform the Masonic world that the warrant of the Lodge Royal Phoenix , No . 911 , hoi . ring of the Grand Lodge of Kngland—and which warrant was surrendered a few years ago , in a most clandestine manner , to say the
least ofthe matter , to the Grand Lodge , by certain members of the Craft inlo whose hands it unfortunately fell , has been returned by the Grand Secretary to Bro . Julia , P . M ., by the last mail . Too much praise cannot he given lo Bro . Julia , and those who so ably assisted him in the matier , for the untiring exertions exercised by them on this occasion , and in setting right the false
representations made as a ground of justification at the time for surrendering the said warrant . That unfortunately unprincip led Masons—and more unfortunately their getting inlo power—do make their first object in Masonry to be , how best to speculate in thc lodge , is a fact too well-known here , and that when obstructed by any ofthe Craft sincere enough to their obligations to make the
attempt , then comes the second object—how best to misrepresent and destroy the lodge . Our experience of certain very high (?) Masons are more than sufficient to enable us to devote an entire page of our paper to the subject , if we thought it would , in the remotest degree , reform their anti-Masonic principles ; 'but sufficient for the day is the evil thereof . ' We also beg to state , for the
information , particularly , of those Masons who entertained doubts as to whether the District Grand Lodge existed subsequent to the demise of the District Grand Master , and if it did cxisl , on whom the duties of that office devolved , that by a letter addressed to Hro . Julia by the Grand Secretary it is clearly stated that the Senior District Grand Officer ( whoever he may be ) is de
facto the District Graml Master , until any subsequent appointment—ergo , the District Grand Lodge never did cease to exist— . nor can it ever cease to exist—so long as there is an officer belonging to it living ( see Book of Conslitulions , p . 5 S , ar . 7 , cd . ' 67 ) . In conclusion , wc beg to congratulate Bio . lulia on the successful recovery oi
the warrant of the lodge over which he had the honour of presiding , and trust tbat by ihe continuance of his assiduousness in protecting and advancing the landmarks of our noble Order , he may revive once more the ashes ofthe Royal Phcenix Lodge , and add its light to the universal glory and splendour of our ancient and noble Order . "
THE HENRY VI . MS . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am asked by Bro Buchan when thc pretended Royal M . S . of King Henry thc Sixth was discovered in the Bodleian Library , and who found it ? I am sure that Bro . Buchan docs not require to
be told that the famous document ( which wilh him and J . O . Halliwell and others , I believe to be " a clumsy attempt at deception" ) is alleged to have bien discovered by thc celebrated John Locke , and was first printed in this country in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , 1753 , as a copy of a small pamphlet published in Germany in 1748 . If this famous MS ,
had been a genuine Henry VI . one , it is my humble opinion that the losing of the original would be as wonderful as the first finding of it . Henry was a weak-minded , unfortunate king , and during his turbulent reign would have had something else ( to him more important ) to think of or write about than
Freemasonry , even had it existed in his day . I simply referred to this forgod document because the words "Faculty of Abrac" occur in it , and the extract was lo show that these words meant " thc magical po . ver of expelling diseases , " arid that the word " Abrac" hud likely been derived by thc forger from thc charm invented by Basilidcs . W . G . DORIC .
Original Correspondence.
THE SOCIETY FOR AID TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN WAR . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Permit me to appeal through the medium of your columns to the Freemasons of Great Britain and Ireland to support
the above society in aid of thc sick and wounded . This society recognises no creed , no nationality , no cause ; but simply endeavours to alleviate distress , and to save the lives of the wounded . Such an object cannot fail to commend itself to all good Masons .
May I suggest that each lodge might vote a certain sum to the society , to be paid in through Grand Lodge ? I am , Sir and Brother , Faithfully and fraternally yours , CLARKE JOHN BURGESS . London , August 16 th , 1870 .
A BELIEF IN GOD AND A FUTURE
RESURRECTION , & c . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I was surprised at the appearance of a letter in No . 66 of your paper , page 286 , in which a grave charge is made against an office-bearer ofthe P . G . L . of Glasgow by one
calling himself "A Past Master of the Scottish Constitution . " In Scotland we have P . M . 's and P . M . 's , but I had fondly hoped that those who could anonymously traduce a- brother ' s character had passed away , or been "stamped out'' like cattle plague or those P . M . ' s who made sailors Freemasons
in their tavern cellars . It seems it is hot so ; and a "M . M . " ( docs this stand for Mischief Maker ?) , at page 357 , insinuates that because Bro . Wallace wisely overlooks such a cowardly attack , it must be true . Knowing , as I do , thc circumstances of the case , and to
prevent any one being led astray by its reiteration , 1 beg to assure you that it is utterly false , as the least enquiry would have shown to any one . While i-cgretting that the pages of THE FREEMASON should be taker , up with such a correspondence—considering what has appeared—I trust you will see the fairness of inserting the above .
I am , yours truly and fraternally , JAS . E . WILSON , P . M . 354 , 224 . 64 , Abbotsford-place , Glasgow , Aug . 9 , 1870 .
THE RHODOCANAKIS CONTROVERSY . ( To the Editor of Ihe Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —IS not the correspondence on this subject somewhat too personal for thc columns of a newspaper ? " A Barrister , " who writes in your last number , uses rather
unmeasured language when he calls the letter of " Philaletbes" a '" scandalous libel , " and he ought to remember tbat on many occasions the most serious doubts have been raised as to the impartiality and accuracy of Ulster King-of-Anns , and that , too , by those whose writings , unlike those of
your correspondent s , arc not anonymous . Has "A Uarristor" read that most admirable exposure of the gross falsity of some of thc most elaborate pedigrees in the " landed gentry , " contained in a book entitled " Pedigrees and Pedigree Makers " ? if not , let him do so . For myself , I do not doubt
Sir B . Burke ' s entire honesty , but 1 believe him to have been shamefully deceived on many occasions , and I cannot but regret that be docs not exercise a more efficient censorship ofth . it portion of the press which is issued in his name . "J . A . II . " is quite mistaken if he supposes that
the hst of foreign noblemen at thc end of Burke ' s Peerage is by any means an exhaustive one ; on thc contrary , thc omissions far exceed in number the names given , and it would be most unfair , and , indeed , wholly ridiculous , to say that a gentleman was not entitled to this or that designation because
he was not in Burke ! " J . A . II . " has evidently but slight acquaintance with foreign standard peerages . As regards thc gentleman about whom all this correspondence has arisen , and who is an entire stranger to mo , I may mention that he frequently
writes in Notes and Queries , and I have never observed the slightest objection on the part of any other correspondent of that paper to the title of Prince , assumed by Mons . Rhodocanakis . I was not aware that he claimed the prefix H . LII ., and this must , I think , be a mistake , as from writings
of his that I have seen , I should judge the Prince to be too good an historian and genealogist not to know that any claim of thc kind could not be sustained for an instant ; but his right to be styled Prince depends upon proof of his pedigicc , which it is only right to assume be has , unless some reason
for entertaining . t contrary opinion can be shown . In conclusion , will you allow me to say I deeply regret that onr Argus-eyed editor should have permitted such a letter as that of "Common Sense" to appear in thc Tni > F REEMASON of the 6 th August ; and it has greatly surprised me that any of the
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Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
9 th . That the Secretary , immediately after the opening of the lodge , take an account of what members are present and of the visiting brothers , and give said list to one of the Stewards ; to read the proceedings * of the last lodge-night ; and if it appears that any fines are due , he is to demand
them immediately , and keep a fair account of the cash in the lodge-book , giving credit for every particular sum he pays to the Treasurer , & c , charging that account with the fines , fees , contributions , & c . That he pay no money but to the Treasurer , taking proper receipts . That he is to open a fair account
in the lodge-book for every member of this lodge , and take care that they are all balanced before the ensuing election . And that as often as he shall read laws or anything else delivered to him for that purpose , he shall rise and deliver himself in an audible voice . And that he is to keep exact minutes
of the proceedings of each lodge-night . ioth . That the Stewards see the lodge provided with candles , keep an exact account of what liquors are used , and of all expenses attending the lodge each night , and deliver the said bill to the Treasurer ; and that they shall collect in the payments of each
night , and pay them to the Secretary , And that upon all debates they shall collect the votes—he on the right of the Master shall collect the affirmatives , and he on the left the negatives . nth . That all expenses of the lodge shall be defrayed out of the box , except processions and
feastdays , when each member or visitor shall pay to the Stewards what may be judged a reasonable price for his ticket . 12 th . That all Committees shall be appointed by the Master to transact the business ofthe lodge , and what expenses are found reasonable by the
lodge , when their account is brought in at the final report , shall be paid out of tlie box . 13 th . That everything in the lodge shall be determined by a majority of votes ; the Master or person in the chair , to have two , the other members one , unless for thc sake of dispatch the matter is left to the Master bv the unanimous consent of the
lodge . 14 th . That all and every person that proposes to be raised in this lodge , shall send in a proper petition , when if he is vouched upon the word of a Mason , by the member who proposes him , that he is a Master Mason made in a regular constituted
lodge , and is or has served as an officer in any lodge , he may then be ballottcd for the next ensuing lodge , and if carried unanimously in the affirmative , he is to be entered in the minutes of the lodge-book and raised thc next lodge-night ; but if on the ballotting there appears but one negative for thc candidate he
cannot be elected . That a brother raised in this lodge shall pay , for every degree he is raised to , the sum of Twenty Shillings ( besides thc expenses of the apron , jewel , and order of every degree , which shall be provided by tbe lodge ) until the degree of Gr . Mr . Architect , being the 12 th degree . And lhat
every member of this lodge who has been regularly raised thc first nine degrees and desires to be raised to the Royal Arch shall pay Two Pounds in to the box , besides thc expenses of jewel , apron and order . And if raised to tbe Ultimate Degree of Perfection , he is to pay £ 3 in to thc box , and find gloves for
each of the members and their wives . 15 th . That no member can be raised to higher degrees unless he has at least been present tiiree lodge nights , successively , between every degree as high as Gr . Sir . Architect , and from thence at least four successive lodge nights before lie can be raised
to thc Royal Arch , and from Royal Arch to the Perfection the same , when he is to be very assiduous in working every night , in order to make him capable of being admitted to the Perfection . 16 th . That , notwithstanding the above regulations , if any member is willing to be raised higher
and is to depart from this province , he may be raised by the unanimous consent of the founder and the G . E . Perfect and Sublime of this lodge every lodge night , and even on an emergency more than one degree at the lodge night , paying extraordinary thc sum of ten shillings over and above thc
stipulated sums , and for the two last degrees the sum of twenty shillings for each over and above the beforementioned sums , and all for the benefit of the box . And if any member should desire to have a lodge called on purpose to be raised , shall pay over , and above what is already mentioned , thc whole expense
of the night . 17 th . That if a brother visitor , however skilled in any of these superior degrees , shall first send up his certificate ( if he has any ) of bis highest degree , and when he received such degree , on which the Master shall depute two of the most skilful members to examine him wilh groat circumspection and
make a report thereof to the Master , and if it is found that thc said visitor is known to be a brother of such degree , he shall be admitted into the lodge and repeat thc obligation of such degree , and for the first time he is to be treated , but for every time after he shall pay eight shillings for thc use of the box . . . ( To be continued . )
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
- —« . — The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents .
( To thc Editor of Thc Freemason . ) DEAR SIR , —I received my degrees of Entered Apprentice , Fellow Craft , and the sublime degree of Master Mason last year in the Mount Olive Lodge , St . Kitts , West Indies , of which the mother lodge is thc Grand Lodge of Scotland . I received a certificate , signed by the R . W . M . of the Mount
Ohvc Lodge , which I was instructed to forward to the Secretary of thc Grand Lodge of Scotland , and that I should receive my diploma in return . This I did several months aco , but have received no reply .
Being but a young Mason I should feel much obliged if you would advise me how to proceed to obtain my diploma . Believe me , yours sincerely , GEORGE A . LOZACK .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR , —As the subjoined extract treats on a subject very important to the Grand Lodge of England , the subject matter of the same having been discussed in Grand Lodge , it may not be out
of place to insert thc same , and thereby give thc Grand Lodge an opportunity of knowing the satisfaction the Craft has experienced at its decision in the said matter . I am , Mr . Editor , yours fraternally ,
MANY . Port-of-Spain , Trinidad , July 23 rd . " For more reasons than one , are we happy to be able to inform the Masonic world that the warrant of the Lodge Royal Phoenix , No . 911 , hoi . ring of the Grand Lodge of Kngland—and which warrant was surrendered a few years ago , in a most clandestine manner , to say the
least ofthe matter , to the Grand Lodge , by certain members of the Craft inlo whose hands it unfortunately fell , has been returned by the Grand Secretary to Bro . Julia , P . M ., by the last mail . Too much praise cannot he given lo Bro . Julia , and those who so ably assisted him in the matier , for the untiring exertions exercised by them on this occasion , and in setting right the false
representations made as a ground of justification at the time for surrendering the said warrant . That unfortunately unprincip led Masons—and more unfortunately their getting inlo power—do make their first object in Masonry to be , how best to speculate in thc lodge , is a fact too well-known here , and that when obstructed by any ofthe Craft sincere enough to their obligations to make the
attempt , then comes the second object—how best to misrepresent and destroy the lodge . Our experience of certain very high (?) Masons are more than sufficient to enable us to devote an entire page of our paper to the subject , if we thought it would , in the remotest degree , reform their anti-Masonic principles ; 'but sufficient for the day is the evil thereof . ' We also beg to state , for the
information , particularly , of those Masons who entertained doubts as to whether the District Grand Lodge existed subsequent to the demise of the District Grand Master , and if it did cxisl , on whom the duties of that office devolved , that by a letter addressed to Hro . Julia by the Grand Secretary it is clearly stated that the Senior District Grand Officer ( whoever he may be ) is de
facto the District Graml Master , until any subsequent appointment—ergo , the District Grand Lodge never did cease to exist— . nor can it ever cease to exist—so long as there is an officer belonging to it living ( see Book of Conslitulions , p . 5 S , ar . 7 , cd . ' 67 ) . In conclusion , wc beg to congratulate Bio . lulia on the successful recovery oi
the warrant of the lodge over which he had the honour of presiding , and trust tbat by ihe continuance of his assiduousness in protecting and advancing the landmarks of our noble Order , he may revive once more the ashes ofthe Royal Phcenix Lodge , and add its light to the universal glory and splendour of our ancient and noble Order . "
THE HENRY VI . MS . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am asked by Bro Buchan when thc pretended Royal M . S . of King Henry thc Sixth was discovered in the Bodleian Library , and who found it ? I am sure that Bro . Buchan docs not require to
be told that the famous document ( which wilh him and J . O . Halliwell and others , I believe to be " a clumsy attempt at deception" ) is alleged to have bien discovered by thc celebrated John Locke , and was first printed in this country in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , 1753 , as a copy of a small pamphlet published in Germany in 1748 . If this famous MS ,
had been a genuine Henry VI . one , it is my humble opinion that the losing of the original would be as wonderful as the first finding of it . Henry was a weak-minded , unfortunate king , and during his turbulent reign would have had something else ( to him more important ) to think of or write about than
Freemasonry , even had it existed in his day . I simply referred to this forgod document because the words "Faculty of Abrac" occur in it , and the extract was lo show that these words meant " thc magical po . ver of expelling diseases , " arid that the word " Abrac" hud likely been derived by thc forger from thc charm invented by Basilidcs . W . G . DORIC .
Original Correspondence.
THE SOCIETY FOR AID TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN WAR . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Permit me to appeal through the medium of your columns to the Freemasons of Great Britain and Ireland to support
the above society in aid of thc sick and wounded . This society recognises no creed , no nationality , no cause ; but simply endeavours to alleviate distress , and to save the lives of the wounded . Such an object cannot fail to commend itself to all good Masons .
May I suggest that each lodge might vote a certain sum to the society , to be paid in through Grand Lodge ? I am , Sir and Brother , Faithfully and fraternally yours , CLARKE JOHN BURGESS . London , August 16 th , 1870 .
A BELIEF IN GOD AND A FUTURE
RESURRECTION , & c . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I was surprised at the appearance of a letter in No . 66 of your paper , page 286 , in which a grave charge is made against an office-bearer ofthe P . G . L . of Glasgow by one
calling himself "A Past Master of the Scottish Constitution . " In Scotland we have P . M . 's and P . M . 's , but I had fondly hoped that those who could anonymously traduce a- brother ' s character had passed away , or been "stamped out'' like cattle plague or those P . M . ' s who made sailors Freemasons
in their tavern cellars . It seems it is hot so ; and a "M . M . " ( docs this stand for Mischief Maker ?) , at page 357 , insinuates that because Bro . Wallace wisely overlooks such a cowardly attack , it must be true . Knowing , as I do , thc circumstances of the case , and to
prevent any one being led astray by its reiteration , 1 beg to assure you that it is utterly false , as the least enquiry would have shown to any one . While i-cgretting that the pages of THE FREEMASON should be taker , up with such a correspondence—considering what has appeared—I trust you will see the fairness of inserting the above .
I am , yours truly and fraternally , JAS . E . WILSON , P . M . 354 , 224 . 64 , Abbotsford-place , Glasgow , Aug . 9 , 1870 .
THE RHODOCANAKIS CONTROVERSY . ( To the Editor of Ihe Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —IS not the correspondence on this subject somewhat too personal for thc columns of a newspaper ? " A Barrister , " who writes in your last number , uses rather
unmeasured language when he calls the letter of " Philaletbes" a '" scandalous libel , " and he ought to remember tbat on many occasions the most serious doubts have been raised as to the impartiality and accuracy of Ulster King-of-Anns , and that , too , by those whose writings , unlike those of
your correspondent s , arc not anonymous . Has "A Uarristor" read that most admirable exposure of the gross falsity of some of thc most elaborate pedigrees in the " landed gentry , " contained in a book entitled " Pedigrees and Pedigree Makers " ? if not , let him do so . For myself , I do not doubt
Sir B . Burke ' s entire honesty , but 1 believe him to have been shamefully deceived on many occasions , and I cannot but regret that be docs not exercise a more efficient censorship ofth . it portion of the press which is issued in his name . "J . A . II . " is quite mistaken if he supposes that
the hst of foreign noblemen at thc end of Burke ' s Peerage is by any means an exhaustive one ; on thc contrary , thc omissions far exceed in number the names given , and it would be most unfair , and , indeed , wholly ridiculous , to say that a gentleman was not entitled to this or that designation because
he was not in Burke ! " J . A . II . " has evidently but slight acquaintance with foreign standard peerages . As regards thc gentleman about whom all this correspondence has arisen , and who is an entire stranger to mo , I may mention that he frequently
writes in Notes and Queries , and I have never observed the slightest objection on the part of any other correspondent of that paper to the title of Prince , assumed by Mons . Rhodocanakis . I was not aware that he claimed the prefix H . LII ., and this must , I think , be a mistake , as from writings
of his that I have seen , I should judge the Prince to be too good an historian and genealogist not to know that any claim of thc kind could not be sustained for an instant ; but his right to be styled Prince depends upon proof of his pedigicc , which it is only right to assume be has , unless some reason
for entertaining . t contrary opinion can be shown . In conclusion , will you allow me to say I deeply regret that onr Argus-eyed editor should have permitted such a letter as that of "Common Sense" to appear in thc Tni > F REEMASON of the 6 th August ; and it has greatly surprised me that any of the